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The Single Biggest Porsche Event Australia Has Ever Seen
Porsche Rennsport Australia Motor Racing Festival is set to kick off in just three days, and will see hundreds of Porsches descending on Sydney Motorsport Park for the single biggest Porsche event that Australia has …
Video: Bobby Rahal wins the 1986 Indy 500
The 1986 Indy 500 had all the drama you expect of the great 500 mile race. Kevin Cogan, who was blamed for the controversial crash on the opening lap of the 1982 race, took the …
Video: First ever Monaco Grand Prix 1929
With excitement building for this weekends Monaco Grand Prix, lets take a trip back to the first ever Grand Prix in the Principality back in 1929.
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15 racers that rocked the Donington Historic Festival
A mouthwatering array of prized competition metalwork graced the recent Donington Historic Festival and it was a privilege to be allowed to patrol the pitlane and officiate at the podium ceremonies armed with a mic …
How Many Historic Racers Does It Take to Fill Silverstone Circuit?
Images: Graham Dalley
Marking the 50th anniversary of Jim Clark’s first world drivers’ title, the 2013 Silverstone Classic is set to break the event’s current record of 1104 historic sports and racing car entries in an absolute …
Photo Gallery: Long Beach Then and Now
Image: The Cahier Archive
The Long Beach Grand Prix was the Formula 1 dream in the eye of founder Chris Pook, who felt in the mid 1970s there was space for a “Monaco on America’s West …
Video: The best of the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Born of a Blue Sky recounts the The 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance with stunning audio and visual treatment.
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Photo Gallery and Race Report: VSCC Pomeroy Trophy 2013
Motorsport Retro’s intrepid UK correspondent Graham Dalley recently returned from the VSCC’s Pomeroy Trophy, and comes bearing the gift of historic motorsport photos and a race report for your perusal.
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Video: Five minutes of great vintage onboard racing footage with pure sounds
The team at SVRA produced this excellent video from their recent Spring Classic at Sebring. Turn it up!
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Studebakers and The Great Race: Potential Unfulfilled
Conrod Straight. Even today it stretches the longest legs in Australian V8s, providing ample room and even a little downhill push to reach top speed.
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Photo Gallery: Sebring 12 Hours – a superstar age 1950s – 1970s
The Sebring 12 Hours is the least well known of sportscar racing’s golden trilogy, along with the Daytona 24 Hours and the crême de la crême, the Le Mans 24 Hours. In its day it …
1966 Bathurst 500: How Mini Tamed The Mountain
The Mountain. It’s a compelling, evocative and powerful name for a place which has forged the legend of some of the greatest machines, drivers and events in Australian motorsport history.
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Photo Gallery: 2013 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix – Paddock & Atmosphere
Enjoy these shots from the paddock at the 2013 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix
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Video: Rush movie preview
“This is a racing movie. It is not Driven.” Those are the words of award-winning director Ron Howard about the film Rush, which goes on general release in October.
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Video: Recollections from 60 Years of the Australian Grand Prix
To celebrate 60 years since the first Australian Grand Prix was held at Albert Park, the organisers have tracked down some of the blokes who were on there and in the videos below they share …
